Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 31 - Public Safety
Part 9 - REGULATION REGARDING THE LICENSURE OF JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES
Chapter 3 - Programming & Access
Rule 31-9-3.4 - Positive Behavior Management

Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 31-9-3.4

Current through September 24, 2024

1. Facility shall maintain a written behavior management system to provide a graduated scale of incentives for positive behavior.

2. Facility shall explain the behavior management system's rewards and sanctions system during orientation.

3. Staff shall implement the rewards and sanctions system fairly and consistently.

4. The behavior management system is facility-wide and a youth's status or points in accordance with the behavior management system follows the youth in the event the youth is transferred from one unit to another.

5. To the extent possible, the culture of the facility shall emphasize rewarding success in lieu of focusing on or punishing failure.

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 43-21-901 to 43-21-915 (Rev. 2016).

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